Denmark at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Denmark at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Paris
Competitors	89 (78 men and 11 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Peter Ryefelt
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold 2 Silver 5 Bronze 2 Total 9
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1924 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Hans Jacob Nielsen	Boxing	Men's lightweight	July 20
Gold	Ellen Osiier	Fencing	Women's foil	July 4
Silver	Thyge Petersen	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight	July 20
Silver	Søren Petersen	Boxing	Men's heavyweight	July 20
Silver	Edmund Hansen, Willy Hansen	Cycling	Men's tandem	July 27
Silver	Frode Kirkebjerg	Equestrian	Individual eventing	July 26
Silver	Knud Degn, Christian Nielsen, Vilhelm Vett	Sailing	6 m Class	July 26
Bronze	Grete Heckscher	Fencing	Women's foil	July 4
Bronze	Niels Larsen	Shooting	Men's 600 m free rifle	June 27

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Nine athletes represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Petersen's fourth-place finish in the pole vault was the best result for the Danish athletes in Paris.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Axel Jensen	Marathon	N/A						2:58:44.8	11
Kai Jensen	400 m	50.9	2 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
	800 m	N/A		1:58.4	1 Q	Unknown	5	did not advance
Karl Jensen	Discus throw	N/A				39.78	5	did not advance
	Hammer throw	N/A				36.265	11	did not advance
Albert Larsen	800 m	N/A		1:58.8	3 Q	2:00.2	8	did not advance
	1500 m	N/A				4:11.5	3	did not advance
Louis Lundgren	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	3	did not advance
	400 m hurdles	N/A		56.0	3	did not advance
Henry Petersen	Pole vault	N/A				3.66	1 Q	3.90	4
Poul Schiang	100 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
Henri Thorsen	110 m hurdles	N/A		16.0	1 Q	15.7	5	did not advance
	400 m hurdles	N/A		57.2	2 Q	57.3	6	did not advance
Mogens Truelsen	100 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
	200 m	Unknown	4	did not advance
Kaj Jensen Poul Schiang Henri Thorsen Mogens Truelsen	4 × 100 m relay	N/A		44.0	2 Q	43.8	4	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Eight boxers represented Denmark at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Hans Jacob Nielsen became the first Danish Olympic champion in boxing after moving up from featherweight in 1920 to lightweight in 1924. Soren Petersen repeated as the silver medalist in the top weight class, while Thyge Petersen added another silver in the light heavyweight.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Robert Larsen	Heavyweight	N/A	Konarzewski (POL) W	de Best (NED) L	did not advance		5
Carl Lindberg	Light heavyweight	Bye	Saraudi (ITA) L	did not advance			9
Hans Jacob Nielsen	Lightweight	Rodríguez (CHI) W	Savignac (FRA) W	Hansen (NOR) W	Boylstein (USA) W	Copello (ARG) W
Harald Nielsen	Welterweight	Oldani (ITA) L	did not advance				17
Andreas Petersen	Welterweight	Gneftos (GRE) W	Méndez (ARG) L	did not advance			9
Charles Petersen	Lightweight	Laurent (LUX) W	Hansen (NOR) L	did not advance			9
Soren Petersen	Heavyweight	N/A	Scotti (ITA) W	Clifton (GBR) W	de Best (NED) W	von Porat (NOR) L
Thyge Petersen	Light heavyweight	Rodríguez (ARG) W	Gerbich (POL) W	Mulholland (USA) W	Sørsdal (NOR) W	Mitchell (GBR) L

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Argentina 2 1 .667  Chile 1 0 1.000  France 1 0 1.000  Great Britain 1 1 .500  Greece 1 0 1.000  Italy 1 2 .333  Luxembourg 1 0 1.000  Netherlands 1 1 .500  Norway 2 2 .500  Poland 2 0 1.000  United States 2 0 1.000 Total 15 7 .682

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 4 1 .800 Round of 16 4 3 .571 Quarterfinals 3 1 .750 Semifinals 3 0 1.000 Final 1 2 .333 Bronze match 0 0 – Total 15 7 .682

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The Hansens won Denmark's first Olympic cycling medal, with a silver in the tandem competition.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Erik Andersen	Time trial	did not finish
Ahrensborg Claussen	Time trial	7:19:16.4	38

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Holger Guldager	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	2	did not advance
Edmund Hansen	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Willy Hansen	50 km	N/A										did not finish
	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	3	did not advance
Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen	Tandem	N/A								12.8	1 Q	Unknown
Holger Guldager Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen Jens Kjeldsen	Team pursuit	5:27.6	1 Q	N/A		did not start		N/A		did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Four divers represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Herold Jansson	Plain high diving	21	141	5	did not advance
Volmer Otzen	Plain high diving	22	137	4	did not advance
Sven Palle Sørensen	10 m platform	16	400	3 Q	36	404.6	7
	Plain high diving	38	125	7	did not advance

Women

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Edith Nielsen	10 m platform	18.5	128	3 Q	17.5	157	4

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1924 Summer Olympics

A single equestrian represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1912. Kirkebjerg, who was on the 1912 team as well, won the silver medal in the eventing competition to earn Denmark's first Olympic equestrian medal.

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Frode Kirkebjerg	Eventing	1853.5	N/A

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games; Denmark had competed in fencing more often than any other country. Denmark was one of nine countries to enter women in the first Olympic women's fencing event; Danish women took the gold and bronze medals in that event. Ellen Osiier won the women's foil, becoming the first Olympic champion in women's fencing. The Danish men were not as successful, taking no medals in their six events.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jens Berthelsen	Épée	2–7	8	N/A		did not advance
	Foil	2–0	1 Q	2–2	3 Q	1–4	6	did not advance
	Sabre	N/A				1–5	7	did not advance
Svend Munck	Foil	1–3	4	did not advance
	Sabre	N/A				0–6	7	did not advance
Ivan Osiier	Épée	5–3	2 Q	N/A		6–4	5 Q	4–7	10	did not advance
	Foil	2–0	1 Q	4–1	2 Q	2–3	4 Q	4–1	2 Q	1–5	6
	Sabre	N/A				4–2	2 Q	7–1	2 Q	2–5	6
Peter Ryefelt	Épée	4–4	2 Q	N/A		4–5	6 Q	5–6	5 Q	4–7	9
Erik Sjøqvist	Foil	1–3	4	did not advance
Viggo Stilling-Andersen	Épée	4–3	8	N/A		did not advance
Jens Berthelsen Svend Munck Ivan Osiier Erik Sjøqvist	Team foil	Bye		N/A		1–2	2 Q	0–2	3	did not advance
Jens Berthelsen Ivan Osiier Peter Ryefelt Viggo Stilling-Andersen	Team épée	1–2	4	N/A		did not advance
Jens Berthelsen Ejnar Levison Svend Munck Ivan Osiier Peter Ryefelt	Team sabre	1–0	2 Q	N/A		0–2	3	did not advance

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yutta Barding	Foil	3–2	3 Q	2–3	3 Q	1–4	5
Ingeborg Buhl	Foil	2–3	4	did not advance
Grete Heckscher	Foil	5–0	1 Q	4–1	2 Q	3–2
Ellen Osiier	Foil	6–0	1 Q	5–0	1 Q	5–0

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Three pentathletes represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Denmark was one of six nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon.

Pentathlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Marius Christensen	Individual	85	14
Helge Jensen	Individual	61	6
Otto Olsen	Individual	86	15

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Four sailors represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The 6 metre class boat took silver, matching the nation's previous best result in sailing.

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
		Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Aage Pedersen	Olympic monotype	8 (DNF)	7	N/A		did not advance
Knud Degn Christian Nielsen Vilhelm Vett	6 metre class	1 Q	2 Q	8	11	3	2	5

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Seven sport shooters represented Denmark in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games; Denmark was one of three nations (along with France and Great Britain) to have competed in each Olympic sport shooting competition. Larsen took the bronze in the 600 metre free rifle for Denmark's only shooting medal in 1924.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Hans Jacobsen	Trap	Unknown	31–44
Niels Larsen	600 m free rifle	94
Lars Jørgen Madsen	50 m rifle, prone	386	24
	600 m free rifle	82	24
Anders Peter Nielsen	50 m rifle, prone	393	4
	600 m free rifle	82	24
Arne Nielsen	50 m rifle, prone	389	12
Erik Sætter-Lassen	50 m rifle, prone	393	4
	600 m free rifle	75	46
Peter Petersen Niels Larsen Lars Jørgen Madsen Anders Peter Nielsen Erik Sætter-Lassen	Team free rifle	626	6

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Women

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vibeke Møller	400 m freestyle	7:02.2	3	did not advance
Agnete Olsen	100 m freestyle	1:23.0	3	did not advance
Karen Maud Rasmussen	100 m freestyle	1:29.0	5	did not advance
Hedevig Rasmussen	100 m freestyle	1:22.4	3	did not advance
	400 m freestyle	6:58.2	3 q	6:55.2	4	did not advance
Vibeke Møller Agnete Olsen Hedevig Rasmussen Karen Maud Rasmussen	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	—				5:42.4	4

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Einar Bache	Singles	Lozano (MEX) W 2–6, 8–6, 9–7, 6–4	Bayley (AUS) L 2–6, 1–6, 2–6	did not advance
Erik Tegner	Singles	von Kelemen (HUN) W 6–4, 6–1, 6–1	Nielsen (NOR) L 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7	did not advance
Einer Ulrich	Singles	Bye	Timmer (NED) L 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 3–6	did not advance
Bjørn Thalbitzer	Singles	Bye	Woosnam (GBR) L 1–6, 1–6, 2–6	did not advance
Erik Tegner Einer Ulrich	Doubles	—	Sleem / Jacob (IND) W 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Debran / Syz (SUI) W 3–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1	Williams / Washburn (USA) L 4–6, 4–6, 10–12	did not advance
Einar Bache Bjørn Thalbitzer	Doubles	—	Harada / Okamoto (ITA) L 0–6, 0–6, 1–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Elsebeth Brehm	Singles	Gagliardi (ITA) L 0–6, 2–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Elsebeth Brehm Erik Tegner	Doubles	de Borman / Halot (BEL) L 2–6, 4–6	did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Søren Eriksen	Lightweight	—	Wikström (FIN) L	Did not advance	Bronze medal semifinal  Haavisto (FIN) L	did not advance
Poul Hansen	Light heavyweight	—	Roth (SUI) W	Courant (SUI) L	did not advance
Rasmus Torgensen	Featherweight	Bye	MacKenzie (GBR) W	Newton (USA) L	Bronze medal semifinal  Hansson (SWE) L	did not advance

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Hermann Andersen	Bantamweight	Dierickx (BEL) L	Martinsen (NOR) L	did not advance				—		=17
Holger Askehave	Lightweight	Praks (EST) L	Pavlidis (GRE) W	Rękawek (POL) W	Friman (FIN) L	did not advance		—		=9
John Christoffersen	Middleweight	Dumont (BEL) W	Vilciņš (LAT) W	Nilsson (SWE) L	Reinderman (NED) W	Westerlund (FIN) L	did not advance		—	=7
Søren Eriksen	Featherweight	Toivola (FIN) L	Rudzits (LAT) W	Anttila (FIN) L	did not advance					=13
Frants Frisenfeldt	Lightweight	Michelsen (NOR) W	Coerse (NED) W	Solé (ESP) W	Kratochvíl (TCH) L	Keresztes (HUN) L	Did not advance	—		=5
Georg Gundersen	Bantamweight	Bozděch (TCH) W	Herschmann (AUT) L	Retired L	did not advance			—		=17
Poul Hansen	Heavyweight	Deglane (FRA) L	Sint (NED) W	Nilsson (SWE) L	did not advance			—		=9
Emil Larsen	Heavyweight	Polis (LAT) W	Badó (HUN) L	Salila (FIN) W	Pothier (BEL) W	Rosenqvist (FIN) L	Did not advance	—		4
Svend Nielsen	Light heavyweight	Muijs (NED) W	Baumanis (LAT) W	Svensson (SWE) L	Retired L	did not advance			—	=9
Axel Tetens	Light heavyweight	Tázler (TCH) L	Sax (AUT) W	Westergren (SWE) L	did not advance				—	=9
Rasmus Torgensen	Featherweight	Anttila (FIN) L	Quaqlia (ITA) W	Käpp (EST) W	Toivola (FIN) L	did not advance				=8

Art Competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics